A 49-year-old woman was admitted for an electrophysiology study and ablation of recurrent episodes of symptomatic narrow complex tachycardia. Through a right inguinal vascular approach, a deflectable decapolar and a non-deflectable quadripolar electrophysiology catheter were placed into the cardiac chambers following the trajectory depicted in Fig. 1. In addition, using a right subclavian venous approach, a 4 mm non-irrigated tip ablation catheter (Celsius, Biosense Webster, USA) was used to map the triangle of Koch.
The position of the electrophysiology catheters depicting the peculiar route through which the 2 electrophysiology catheters from the right inguinal region were placed inside the heart. a left anterior oblique 30 degrees view, LAO 30; b right anterior oblique 30 degrees view, RAO 30
Typical atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) was diagnosed at the electrophysiology study, and a slow pathway (SP) ablation was successfully performed at the right posteroseptal region in the usual fashion. There were no complications, and no recurrences of the tachycardia at follow-ups.
What is the vascular abnormality that accounts for the peculiar route through which the 2 electrophysiology catheters from the right inguinal region were placed in the heart?
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Lawson, C.J.M., Margulescu, A.D. & Barry, J. A patient with recurrent palpitations and unusual anatomy. Neth Heart J 28, 492–495 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-020-01404-2
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